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June 8, 2009
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This site is starting some pretty bad habits for me. I've been banging away with the DW22 and today after seeing and reading about so many wonderful big bores, I thought I'd better take the DW44 along to the range.
Open up the 44, load two rounds in the upper cylinder, weight of the rounds roll the cylinder, this ought to be fun! The smell of Unq. and bullet lube, along with that "push" after squeezing the trigger.
Great day. I need bigger paper plates...I'm sure they must have been bigger back when!
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Dans Club
February 9, 2009
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Leonard, I think that is referred to as a "good" bad habit. Your description has me almost being there at the range, ah the smell of gunsmoke.....
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January 24, 2009
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Man cannot live by one caliber alone.
So many guns out there, so little time.
Some paper plates are just begging to have holes punched in them.
I know there's more, but they're not coming to me...haven't had my coffee yet.
Ahhh...I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning!
March 17, 2009
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Happiness is a warm gun, right?
Or even better, two warm guns! 
April 25, 2008
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Are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
The Savantist
February 2, 2009
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My 357max came back from DW yesterday; too late to shoot, but I shot her today. They did excellent work, the trigger is a lot smoother in double action and primo in single action. It seems lighter than before and I had put a set of light springs a few years ago. Based on the parts; they replaced about all moving parts and throated and crowned the 6" barrel I had on it. My 10" barrel and one of my 8" barrels are already crowned. I have a spare 10" and about 3 spare 8" tubes that aren't crowned. It was getting a little loose, but now it locks up like a vault and everything works so smoothly. It was too hot and windy to check accuracy, but I did hit the gong at 200yds 2 out of 6 shots with the 6" barrel.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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rob- would you mind sharing about how much the work cost?
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January 24, 2009
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However much it was, it sounds like money well spent.
What was their turnaround time?
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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What does it mean to "throat and crown" the barrels?
April 25, 2008
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That is excellent robhof. I have a couple to send in myself.
The Savantist
February 2, 2009
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The total was $377, which included blueing, which was $200 more than I paid for the gun originally. The blueing was more than our website guy charges, but after the cost and time to remail it, I decided to get it all done in one place. Crowning is cutting a slight indention in the end of the barrel that leaves a sharp 90 degree exit for the bullet and protects that area from damage by being below the end of the barrel. The throating involves cutting the throat angle for optimal use with cast bullets for me, as that's what I shoot most.
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January 24, 2009
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robhof said:
...which was $200 more than I paid for the gun originally.
Man, that makes today's frequent $1,000 price tags seem astronomical!
I guess the bright side is that they haven't gone down in value.
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